the actions of madam mary robinson special envoy of the sg for the great lakes region will be most crucial for the assessment and follow-up to national and regional efforts and the implementation and commitment or obligations. madam president rest assured that the firm support of france which remains at your site. the second pillar of this new requirement is resolution 28 of the security council adopted unanimously on 28 march. the heart of minusko's mandate has not changed. it remains the protection of civilians however to -- further objective of the resolution authorizes the deployment of an intervention brigade which has the mandate of engaging in violence and threatening civilians. now france would like this brigade to become operational as quickly as possible. another essential point of 2098 is the matter of sexual violence. sexual violence continues to be a weapon of war and usually with all impunity. here we welcome the initiative of madam mary robinson to organize with the icglr in a specific conference on the role of women in the process of the framework agreement and implementati